Prediction Ladder Predictor

[larrikan]

We beat Hawks and we are playing Adelaide for top spot and a home final. Cant be any simpler.

FWIW I think we win the flag from 5th too. Position doesn’t matter as much as playing at peak form in September.

Sydney hated having three byes in August/September then GF. Other than home ground and double chance, top two is not necessarily an advantage. Reminder - Lions finished fifth at end of h&a last year.

We lost by 27 points to last years premiers and 2023 runners up. Brisbane are the second best team in the comp behind our best.

Adelaide are flying now and need to hold that form for two months.

Geelong, well no one knows. We won’t know until their first final. They are impossible to predict due to this soft run. Gifted percentage and home games.

GWS, GS, Freo are inconsistent and have form against us but not other teams.

Hawks, sorry but we will see this week that the wheels have fallen off.

Flagpies ‘25

 

[danielnajdek]

Wont make the top 4. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[Didak Wine]

stating the obvious we just have to win our games in september no matter where they are and you are premiers

 

[larrikan]

BRISBANE finished FIFTH last years ladder pre finals.

They lost two of their last three matches to GWS and us.

Look at all the evidence before striking us out yet

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

If GWS beat GC and Freo beat Brisbane next week, then we have to beat the Demons otherwise we finish 9th.

 

[sideswipe]

If GWS beat GC and Freo beat Brisbane next week, then we have to beat the Demons otherwise we finish 9th.

You might need to work on your ladder analysis a bit more closely. Only way we finish 9th is if the currently 9th Bulldogs win all three and we lose the next two.

 

[manicpie]

If GWS beat GC and Freo beat Brisbane next week, then we have to beat the Demons otherwise we finish 9th.

Oh well, dems the breaks. Shit happens and all that. It would just mean we aren't good enough

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

You might need to work on your ladder analysis a bit more closely. Only way we finish 9th is if the currently 9th Bulldogs win all three and we lose the next two.

I have the WB winning all. If GWS beat GC and Freo beat Bris, then we have to win to make it. Lose and we're ninth. Which is exactly what I said.

 

[sideswipe]

I have the WB winning all. If GWS beat GC and Freo beat Bris, then we have to win to make it. Lose and we're ninth. Which is exactly what I said.

Seems like you left out the bit about WB.

 

[Jelly Bean]

I've got us finishing 5th and playing the hawks week 1 of the finals... Oh dear...

We have only beaten 1 top 11 side since May... let that sink in...

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

^ Even winning both games can have us ending up 5th.

Our top 2 aspirations are now on life support. We'd need a whole lotta upsets to happen to make top 2. If we end up top 4, we either play outside of Vic in week 1 or the PF.

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

Roll up, roll up, everyone’s a winner, not…….

 

[manicpie]

^ Even winning both games can have us ending up 5th.

Our top 2 aspirations are now on life support. We'd need a whole lotta upsets to happen to make top 2. If we end up top 4, we either play outside of Vic in week 1 or the PF.

 

[soreplums]

There’s quite a few 50:50 games between now and the end of the year where results can fall our way.

 

[DWil6]

Obviously a lot has to happen.

 

[Kes1984]

Obviously a lot has to happen.

Would get decent odds in a multi for all of that to happen I would expect. But I’d definitely in the realms of possibility. Scary. Win our last three and we weee guaranteed minor premiers. Percentage drop only makes it easier for others to pass us now.

 

[No SPIN]

Even losing to Adel - if BNE lose to Freo and Hawks, Suns lose to GWS, Freo lose to WB. I have us fighting for 4th on percentage, so a spanking of Melb will be needed.

 

[Pies_10]

Even if we win both remaining games will need GC or Brisbane to lose to even make the top 4 now. Our destiny isn't even in our own hands now. Wow what a drop off

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

I can't believe we are doing ladder predictors to see if we can finish top 4 or even make the finals, considering we were 2.5 games clear on top of the ladder, 5 weeks ago!!!! What a mess we have managed to get ourselves into...
l would love to see the reviews going on at the end of the season if we actually miss finals....

 

[Kes1984]

Brisbane very possibly lose all remaining games. Everyone was so on them for their game against us. They played like men possessed. That was easily their best game this year.

Their percentage says a lot really. Unfortunately their draw to North means that percentage isn’t hurting them like it should.

Hopefully Brisbane is one that won’t make top 4

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Top 4 is there if we want it, the Brisbane Sydney result has done us a massive favour

 

[soreplums]

There’s quite a few 50:50 games between now and the end of the year where results can fall our way.

There’s one that’s gone out way…. Felt strongly that the Swans would beat the Lions.
Also think they are a good chance to knock off Geelong at the SCG as well.

 

[legendstatus]

There’s one that’s gone out way…. Felt strongly that the Swans would beat the Lions.
Also think they are a good chance to knock off Geelong at the SCG as well.

Next week will show how flakey Cats are away from home and a side that's not bottom half of the ladder, they will get pumped. If we can somehow win next week, wheels are back on track!

 

[domus]

the butchering of the Freo game is going to cost us

To be fair, most top 8 teams have a "Freo game" which will haunt them.

 

[No SPIN]

Wont make the top 4. Hope I'm wrong.

Lighten up - you’ve been sullen and negative in most of your recent posts.
We just got a massive free kick with BNE losing.